Benghazi election HQ 'ransacked'

Benghazi election HQ 'ransacked'

Benghazi election HQ 'ransacked'

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Pro-autonomy protesters attack the office of Libya's electoral authority in Benghazi, witnesses say, less than a week before landmark polls.


Japan Restarts a Nuclear Reactor

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT

For the first time since shutting down all the country's nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster last year, Japan restarted a reactor, despite public protests.

Japan Restarts a Nuclear Reactor

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:38 PM PDT

For the first time since shutting down all the country's nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster last year, Japan restarted a reactor, despite public protests.

R.S.V.P. P.S: No Gluten, Fat or Soy, Please

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:57 PM PDT

With Americans' appetites subject to an array of dietary restrictions, balancing one guest's requirements for gluten free with another's for meatless can be a juggling act.

Iceland president wins record fifth term

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Olafur Ragnar Grimsson beats main challenger, a well-known television personality, to win another four-year mandate.


Libya protesters storm Benghazi voting office

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT

Hundreds of armed protesters enter local election commission to demand more seats for eastern city in July 7 elections.


Two killed in Yemen as army pursues militants

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - At least two al Qaeda-linked militants were killed as U.S.-backed Yemeni forces pursued fighters driven from their southern strongholds last month, a local official said on Sunday.

Economy Cuts Into Obama’s Youth Support

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:57 PM PDT

A new generation appears less enthusiastic about the president than first-time voters in 2008, giving the Romney campaign an opportunity it intends to seize.

Goal: Live: Spain Leads Italy, 2-0, in Euro 2012 Final

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT

The Spaniards are looking to become the first team to win consecutive European championships, while the surprising Italians seek their first title since 1968.

Syria transition plan denounced by both sides

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:45 AM PDT

State media and opposition groups criticise UN-brokered plan for unity government, as violence continues across country.


Iran threatens Israel; new EU sanctions take force

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:58 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran announced missile tests on Sunday and threatened to wipe Israel "off the face of the earth" if the Jewish state attacked it, brandishing some of its starkest threats on the day Europe began enforcing an oil embargo and harsh new sanctions.

Transition Plan for Syria Falters

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:57 PM PDT

A plan by world powers for a Syrian political transition appeared doomed Sunday, with Bashar al-Assad's regime interpreting the outcome as a fresh lifeline from Russia.


China Manufacturing Growth Slows

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 08:46 AM PDT

In a signal that the world's second-largest economy hasn't bottomed out, China's manufacturing activity last month grew at the slowest pace since November.


Rebels Destroy Historic Sites in Mali

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Islamist rebels said Sunday they will continue to destroy historic sites in Mali's northern city of Timbuktu before they implement strict Shariah law, as Mali's government compared the destruction to war crimes.


Iran Works to Offset Sanctions' Effect

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT

With the European Union oil embargo taking full effect Sunday, Iran is stepping up its efforts to ensure its oil industry can withstand the sanctions.


Indonesian Leader to Visit Australia

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:33 AM PDT

As Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives for an official visit, calls are growing in Australia for a deeper engagement with the fast-emerging regional economic powerhouse.


Attacks on Kenyan churches kill 17

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:41 AM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Masked assailants launched simultaneous gun and grenade raids on two churches in a Kenyan town on Sunday, killing at least 17 people in the worst attack in the country since Kenya sent troops into Somalia to crush al Shabaab militants.

Protesters storm Libya election office in Benghazi

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Armed protesters calling for greater autonomy for Libya's east stormed the national election commission in Benghazi on Sunday, burning materials and breaking computer equipment outside, less than a week before the North African country holds an election.

England waltz to win over Aussies

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:03 PM PDT

England outplay Australia to ease to a six-wicket win in the second one-day international at The Oval.


To Jesse Draper, the Laugh’s on Them

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:23 AM PDT

Jesse Draper, creator of "The Valley Girl Show," is one of a number of young women trying to capitalize on the public's fascination with California's Silicon Valley moneyed class.

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